This man fixes his eyes on the customer with a sharp stare, extends his middle and index finger and serves the freshly made piece of sushi with panache. Once featured on the cover of gourmet magazine Buono, Teru Sushi’s owner Takayoshi Watanabe may be a familiar face for many. L…

Tokyo’s Ginza neighborhood is well-known for its fiercely competitive bar scene, and it’s no surprise that it served as a fitting proving ground for Hisashi Kishi’s unique and highly acclaimed establishment, STAR BAR. In 1996 at age 31 Kishi rose to the top of the internationa…

D.O.M is a regular feature on Latin America’s Best Restaurants. The owner of this two-star Michelin restaurant is Alex Atala, one of the leading chefs in South America. Atala celebrated his 50th birthday last June and we took the opportunity to speak with him.

When opening the door of the entrance on the first floor, there is a wide open-air of space. As I descended down the stairs, I imagined the great food that would be prepared in this gorgeous and stylish place and it excited me. This interview is about the long established "L’Osi…

The Musket Room in Nolita, New York, invites visitors inside to rustic yet contemporary space. Rough brickwork and dark timbers are brightened with floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking an intimate kitchen garden – rare in this part of the city. It is here that New Zealand-…

Born in Kumamoto prefecture in August 1976. Mr. Ryuji Teshima was strongly motivated to be independent since when he was a teenager. He chose a profession in the food industry as a shortcut to be independent. He heard that his friend became a "cook” when he was 16 years old. Sin…

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1975, Mr. Miyazawa got his start back in middle school by helping out at his family’s sushi restaurant. As soon as he graduated from high school he took on work at a local Kanagawa restaurant that served sushi. At age 20 he set out to train in Kyot…

The Coupe Maitres de Service was first held in 1994 and hosted by the French Food Culture Center. It was the first competition for servers in Japan and has achieved international acclaim since then. Akira Kakumoto was selected as the winner of the 8th edition of this event. …

After graduating From Tsuji Culinary Institute's school in France, Mr. Takayama went on to build up his repertoire at the French restaurant “Calendrier,” as well as “La Baie,” which is the main restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka. Then at age 26 he opened “Tout Le Monde,” whic…

Slovenia may not have a familiar ring for many, but Chef Ana Roš has set it on the map for epicures. Ana Roš is a woman of many talents. Her spectrum of childhood aspirations included ski, ballet, and diplomacy. However, she veered off to an unexpected path to become a self-taug…